The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RICHARD L. LANDINGHAM _____________ Appeal No. 2000-0920 Application No. 08/829,034 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-18 and 35-38. Claims 19-34, the only other claims pending in the application, have been withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as not being readable on the elected invention. The amendment filed subsequent to the final rejection on July 13, 1998 (Paper No. 8) has not been entered. See the advisory letter mailed July 24, 1998 (Paper No. 9).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007